The lyrics are slightly wrong:
the line's getting long on the lost highway,
the line's getting longer on the lost highway
That's what's said, even though the CD insert says the first line is repeated.
This song is about Tucson and its growth. The frustration of the incoming masses and the defacement of the beautiful natural life. "Service and Repair" I think refers to attempting to fix problems while that solution just makes the problem worse.
"Chainstore ghost towns" refers to Downtown Tucson, which saw itself become a ghost town quickly after major department stores all moved out to the malls.
"Panning through rivers running dry" most likely refers to the Santa Cruz, which runs through Tucson, and has gone dry in the past 10 years due to over-irrigation and drought. It could also refer to the San Pedro or Gila Rivers though, which have also all but dried up in the past few years.
Superstition Highway would indicate that this song is about Phoenix.
The lyrics are slightly wrong: the line's getting long on the lost highway, the line's getting longer on the lost highway
That's what's said, even though the CD insert says the first line is repeated. This song is about Tucson and its growth. The frustration of the incoming masses and the defacement of the beautiful natural life. "Service and Repair" I think refers to attempting to fix problems while that solution just makes the problem worse. "Chainstore ghost towns" refers to Downtown Tucson, which saw itself become a ghost town quickly after major department stores all moved out to the malls. "Panning through rivers running dry" most likely refers to the Santa Cruz, which runs through Tucson, and has gone dry in the past 10 years due to over-irrigation and drought. It could also refer to the San Pedro or Gila Rivers though, which have also all but dried up in the past few years. Superstition Highway would indicate that this song is about Phoenix.